Sports Stories from June 26, 2012 (Change date)
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Cool and calm, Cubs’ Rizzo takes flightJun 26, 2012 7:29 pm - The coolest customer in the house Tuesday night might have been Anthony Rizzo. A superheated media crowd was waiting to chronicle Rizzo’s every move at Wrigley Field, al...
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Nagging wrist injury frustrating Cubs’ StewartJun 26, 2012 7:25 pm - Cubs third baseman Ian Stewart’s chronically sore left wrist isn’t getting better. Although surgery is the last option and the one everyone is trying to avoid, it could ...
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Rizzo to bat third against Mets tonightJun 26, 2012 5:37 pm - The Cubs are hoping Anthony Rizzo is ready for the major leagues this time. Chicago recalled the 22-year-old power-hitting first baseman from Triple-A Iowa and put him i...
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Sakic, Sundin among four selected for Hockey HallJun 26, 2012 5:24 pm - TORONTO — Twelve-time All-Star Joe Sakic was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday in his first year of eligibility, joining Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oat...
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Rizzo has time, Cubs on his sideJun 26, 2012 4:20 pm - At least Anthony Rizzo doesn’t have to be the savior. That’s Theo Epstein’s job. Rizzo won’t need to walk on water, but he should get used to skating on thin ice — and p...
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White Sox’ GM always gives it his best shotJun 26, 2012 4:05 pm - Give general manager Kenny Williams credit for constantly pushing to make the White Sox a better team, even when he’s operating on a shoestring budget. The July 31 trade...
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Globetrotters draft 2 with Chicago area tiesJun 26, 2012 4:00 pm - PHOENIX — The Harlem Globetrotters held their sixth annual player draft Tuesday, selecting 2012 College Slam Dunk champion James Justice of Martin Methodist College, thr...
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Matt Kenseth to leave Roush at end of seasonJun 26, 2012 2:56 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR points leader Matt Kenseth, one of the longest-tenured drivers in the series, is leaving Roush Fenway Racing at the end of the season. He will ...
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Drew Brees hopeful of long-term deal with SaintsJun 26, 2012 2:21 pm - NEW YORK — New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees is confident that he and the Saints will agree on a long-term contract. With the start of training camp about a month off, ...
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A day later, other Williams wins at WimbledonJun 26, 2012 2:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — On one point Tuesday at Wimbledon, Serena Williams dumped a forehand into the net and dropped to a knee, her jaw clenched as she let out a shriek. O...